Serving at the Pleasure of the President

If anyone is curious what the big deal is with the U.S. Attorney scandal in D.C., look no further than this explanation from Josh Marshall, without whom, this whole thing would never have gained any momentum.

Basically, Karl Rove has almost certainly corrupted the rule of law in this country to the point where our prosecutors function as tools to elect Republicans. Doubt the veracity of that claim? Check out this piece, from a long-time DOJ staffer. Or examine this study of local prosecutions, which shows that the Bush administration investigated non-federal Democratic office-holders and office-seekers at a rate seven times that of Republicans. Or check out this clip from a Congressional hearing, revealing the supposedly non-partisan General Services Administration as nothing more than another part of the Rove machine.

And just in case you were wondering, individual voter fraud is total bullshit -- just another way to depress turnout and keep Republicans in power. Is it 2009 yet?